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LORD NUFFIELD left, last week, OD a business trip to Australia.
MR. DAVID T. Josres, M.P., has been appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the•Minister of Transport.
MR. H. W. ROCKE has now assumed his duties as chairmai of the Vacuum
Oil Co., Ltd.
MR. E. H. EDWARDFS, managing director, has been elected chairman of the Lancashire United Transport and
• Power Co., Ltd.
MR. T. G. Mitts has retired after 18 years' service as outside technical 'representative of the Antopart Engine‘ring Co., Ltd., Exeter.
MR. H. SEAWARD, managing ,director , of Morris Motors, Ltd., who is at present in South Africa, recuperating from a serious illness, has resigned.
MR, C. J. JEFFREY has been appointed employment manager of Leyland Motors, Ltd., at the headquarters factories at Leyland and Farington.
• MR. H. W ELEY, Dunlop's general advertising manager, has joined the Publicity Committee of the British Industries Fair, at the invitation of the export promotions department, Board of Trade.
MR. W. S. RENWICK and MR. R. C. HUNT have been appointed by London Transport as chief inspectors at Western House, Oxford Circus. MR. S. GENTRY and MR. H. J. WETHERALL have become chief inspectors at Luton, and MR. G. E. LONGLEY has taken up a similar appoint-, ment at Windsor.
MR. G. FERGOSSON has been elected chairman of the reconstituted Glasgow branch of the Industrial Transport Association. MR. H. M. DICK is vice-chairman, MR. J. HODGE honorary secretary, and MR. T. GLOVER honorary treasurer. The committee Comprises MESSRS. BARRIE, BARROWMAN, FARQUHAR, SCOTT, WEBB and WHYTE.
MR. J. C. ADAMS has been appointed tyre sales representative of Pirelli, Ltd.. for the counties of Leicester, Northants and Rutland, under the direction of MR. H. A. PARSONS, Birmingham regional manager. MR, W. M. Hood has taken up a similar appointment in Roxburgh, Selkirk, Berwick East and Midlothian, under MR. G. R. CLARKE, regional manager for Scotland.
• MR. FRANK DANIELS, M.I.B.A.E., for many years head of the'•tractor department of the Ford 'Motor Co., Ltd., Dagenham, has been appointed sales manager (tractors and agricultural
machinery). Mr. Daniels, who has recently completed 25 years' service with the Ford company was a member of many war-time committees and was for three years on the Agricultural Machinery Development Board under the chairmanship of Lord Radnor, A28
MR. L. W. J. HANcut.s., or Perkins,
Ltd., is making good progress after a serious illness.
SIR REGINALD HUGH DORMAN-SMITH, a former Governor of Burma, is suggested by the "Sunday Express" as a possible candidate for chairmanship of the Road Transport Executive of the British Transport Commission. MR. • ARCHIBALD HENDERSON, Scottish Licensing Authority, has been mentioned as a probable member of the Executive: His appointment would be popular among road transport operators, whO hold hiffi
• in high esteem. • '
MR. R. K. KERR has been appointed :solicitor assistant (parliamentary) in the . chief secretary and legal • adviser's ,department of the British Transport ,Commission. W.ssits. H. L. BRAZIER, G. A. V. HAYES, R. BYRON-SCOTT, D. ROBERTSON and L. B. MARSON have been made senior secretarial assistants. MR. S. R. VIGOR, commercial manager (parcels services), Carter Paterson and Co., Ltd., is now assistant (road) to the charges adviser to the department. MR. C. BARMAN is publicity officer in the chief public relations and publicity officer's department.
Five Yorkshire sections of the Motor Agents' Association have made the following elections:—Bradford: MR. A. BRAYSHAW has, been elected chairman in succession to MR, H. Sivirrti. In the vice-chair, -MR. J. H. PARKINSON follows MR. S. S. ADAMS. Halifax: The new chairman is MR: G. EXLEY, who succeeds MR. F. DORsosi. MR, A. PECKOVER is vice-chairman. York and Malton: MR. W. H. DARLEY is now chairman, in place of MR. S. BRyAsrr. MR. E. WALKER continues to be vicechairman.Scarborough: MR. C. WARD has 'succeeded MR. J. W. JAcx.soN as chairman. MR, E. V. APPLETON follows MR. R. B. EZARD in the vice-chair. Yorkshire Dales: MR. I. H. NAYLOR has become chairman. He succeeds MR. R. McComatE MErcAto.: who reverts to
the vice-chair. • NO MORE SNOW-BOUND ROADS?
DLANS for keeping the roads clear of
snow during the next two or three months are summarized in a New Year's message to members by the National Road Transport Federation. The Federation has been in touch with the Ministry of Transport and other Government departments, and a favourable report has been received on measures taken by local authorities.
Each divisional road engineer of the Ministry of Transport has set up a local committee to consider local measures for keeping the roads free from snow. Area Licensing Authorities have also formed committees to ensure co-operation between cominercial-vehicle users: Local offices of . the •Ministry of Labour are to supply additional labour. where necessary, and snow warnings are to be issued by the ,Meteorological Office. Supplies of foreign salt are being imported. Collieries and factories are being asked to keep snow ploughs, to enable vehicles to enter and leave their premises. In some cases, equipment will be supplied from airfields.
Some 110 Mack artillery tractors will be used, mainly on trunk roads They are being fitted to take high-wing snow ploughs. More snow ploughs suitable for fitting to commercial vehicles are being provided.
EXTRA CLOTHING COUPONS
THE number of hours to be worked each week in orddr to qualify for the "industrial ten" supplementary clothing coupons will be reduced this year from 22 to 20. Employers should obtain application forms from the local office of the Ministry of Labour.
BRAKES ON LEYLAND COMET
REGARDING the description of the Leyland Comet in our issue dated December 19, we should have pointed out that the hydraulic equipment for operating the Girling brakes is also of Girling design and manufacture.
New premises in Pall Mall, Liverpool, for the storage of vehicles for export, have been opened by W. E. Wilson and Farquharson, Ltd.